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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1977
Ghorasahan
Winner — 1977
RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.3%JNP 36.0%5 others 27.8%
Votes
21,335
36.3% share
Winning margin
175
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.6%
of 1,09,810
Ghorasahan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 175 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH | INC | 21,335 | 36.3% |
| 2 | MANGAL PRASAD YADAV | Janata | 21,160 | 36.0% |
| 3 | RUKMINI SINHA | IND | 9,508 | 16.2% |
| 4 | RAGHUNATH SAH | IND | 4,967 | 8.4% |
| 5 | ABU MAHAMAD | IND | 789 | 1.3% |
| 6 | RAM VISWASH PRASAD KASHWAHA | IND | 583 | 1.0% |
| 7 | JILDAR RAM | IND | 512 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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122nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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101st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%JNP 36.0%IND 16.2%IND 8.4%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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